Financial Analyst

As a Financial Analyst supporting WAM Asia Hong Kong Accounting and Reporting, you will play a critical role in delivering timely and accurate financial reporting across multiple business units in Asia. This opportunity will allow you to gain regional exposure by partnering with stakeholders across Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and other Asian markets while contributing to month-end and quarter-end financial close activities. Through your work, you will help ensure the integrity of financial information that supports business decision-making and operational excellence. In return, you'll have the opportunity to develop your expertise in financial reporting, stakeholder management, and regional finance operations within a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.

Position Responsibilities:

• Support month-end and quarter-end close activities, including the preparation of journal entries, financial statements, and management reports.
• Assist in the preparation of financial reporting, consolidation activities, commentary, and variance analysis for WAM Asia business units.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across Asia to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of accounting and reporting requirements.
• Maintain accounting and reporting controls, documentation, and support internal and external audit requirements.
• Contribute to regional finance initiatives, process improvements, standardization efforts, and ad hoc business requests.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant finance experience in financial reporting, management accounting, consolidation, financial analysis, or related finance functions.
• ntermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel with experience handling large volumes of financial data and reporting.
• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• More than 2-3 years of experience in finance, accounting, or reporting functions.

• Experience in Shared Services, Global Business Services, Insurance, Investments, Banking, Asset Management, or similar industries.

• Experience with management reporting, financial commentary, month-on-month variance analysis, and consolidation activities.

• Knowledge of Power BI, Essbase, Infor, or other financial reporting and analytics tools is an advantage.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see. 

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact hr@manulife.com.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid